Condiment dispenser



C. H. HAESELER CONDIMENT DISPENSER April 22 Filed Jan. .18

fill/Mf- I762 Ill ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 22, 1924.

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CHARLES. H. H ESEP r B A ERHI? NN V CON'DIMENT- DISPENSER. i

Application filed January 18, 1922. Serial No. 530,084.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLnsI-I. HAnsELER,

a citizen of the Unitedrstates, residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia,State useful Condiment Dispenser, of which the following is'a specification.

My invention comprehends a novel condiment dispense-r wherein a' novel construe tion of a valve is employed and novelmeans are provided for actuating such valve.- It further comprehends a. novel construction of; a container and'cover therefor and novelvalve mechanism which-includes novel 1 means for guiding: and placing the, proper tension. on the, valveand for confining the springfto prevent any deleterious action of; the condiment on the spring ofthevalve' vention, If-have shown in the accompanyingdrawings embodimentsthereof which are at; presentiprefe'rred by me, since these em bodimentswill:v be found; in. practice to give as satisfactory andreliableresults. It; is, how-'- ever, to be understood:thatthevariousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists canbe variously arranged and organized and that my inventionisnotlimited-to 1 0 the precise -arrangement; and; organization of these instrumentalities as, herein shown and described; r Figure 1 represents a section on line 1 -1;

of; Figure 2, of. ajcondiment holder, e1nbodying my -invention.

Figure-2-represents a section on line 2-2 of; Figure 1..

Figure'3 represents a sectlon on line 3.-3

of Figure 1. s Figure 4 represents a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1 I Figure 5 represents, in sideelevation," different embodiments of valve operating members.

Similar numerals of reference ind cate correspondingparts.

of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and;

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1 designates'th'econtainer of a condiment holder'embodyingmy invention. The cas ing may be made ofany desired material such as, for example, sterling silver, britannia, metal, various compositions, or alloys,

- or in fact of any desired" material which would aifectedby the action of'the condiment to bedispensed.

accordancef-wi th; conditions and requirements met Wltll-ln practice and the character of the condiment or comminuted materlal itis to dispense. The casing 1 is provided a removable cover 2 in threaded en gagement with it as at 8. The casing 1 has a condiment receiving chamber 1. the walls of which at their lower portions preferably curve or inclineinwardly, as at 5, towards the discharge port: 6, the; wall of which is preferably substantially straig ght. The port emerges into the flaring bottom chamber the wall of which converges towards, the port (landin proximity,tosuch port forms a bearing seat for the. inclined faces "of *a valve carried by a valve rod 10. 1 19 MR h s" an; ann ar po k above its seat, the. bottom wall of such pocket extending. laterally and/its side; wallbeing a on The contour'of the container varies in curved. The top w allof'thev'alve diverges ll t a lit te a f dawadae dischar e po t. 6; of; the mar-a being digs, pensed,;

, 'l he valve 9 has a threaded aperture 13 opening. through its? top but not. through its bottomandst'he lowerrend. of the valve rod is threaded, as at 1 4. The valve 9. is

1.5 to. facilitate" its adjustment.

5 The wall offthe: chamber 4: near its upper.

end is provided with pocketsflo i i-which is seated a guide member1'7'in the form of; a ar or plate, the ends of. which are preferably I curved in order to closely engage the walls ofthe pocket 16. .The guide member 17 is', provided with an elongated depending bearing sleeve 18 through which the valve rod 1O passes and in which it has a working fit The guide member 17 has extending upwardl y from its bar a spring confining sleeve 19.whi ch opens at its upper end anclflisadaptedrto receive a spring 20 which preferably encircles the valve rod. Thesleeve-19 has a key 21 which cooperates with a key-way 221 111 a' sleeve 23 into which. lattertlie, sleeve 19, telescopes so" that a secpreferably pigovided with a k nurle d head tional casing is provided to confine the spring 20 and prevent the condiment, such as for example salt, coming into close proximity to it. The upper sleeve 23 is carried by a manually actuated pressure piece 2 1. The sleeve 23 is slidably mounted in an aperture 25 in the cover 2. The wall of the aperture 25 and the outer wall of the sleeve 23 are preferably substantially straight to form proper bearing surfaces. The upper end of the valve rod 10 is secured to the pressure piece 24 in any desired manner.

In order to prevent any condiment which would have a deleterious action on the spring from coming into contact with it, I provide a disc 26 which closely fits a groove 27 in the cover 2 so as to be carried by it, and this disc is apertured, as at 28, so that it will pass over the sleeve 19.

In order that the pressure piece 24 will be indicative of the character of the material to be dispensed, it may have different shapes or colors and for the purpose of illustration, I have shown one which is white, as seen at 29 in Figure 5, which would be indicative of salt; one which is red, as seen at 30, which would be indicative of red pepper or paprika; and one which is black. as at 31, which would be indicative of black pepper.

Assuming now that it is desired to fill the dispenser the cover 2 is unscrewed and the condiment placed in the container 1. The cover is then replaced and screwed into position. The valve 9 is adjusted on its stem to provide for the proper flow of condiment.

When the pressure piece 24 is pressed downwardly against the spring'20, the valve moves away from its seat permitting the condiment to discharge, and when the pressure is released the spring 20 effects the closing of the valve. Special attention is directed to the fact that the spring is effectively sealed from the condiment. The spring is contained within the telescoping sleeves 19 and 23. The disc 26has a tight fit in the cover and a working fit with the,

sleeve 19. The valve stem has a working fit n the elongated bearing sleeve 18. It will thus be seen that a triple seal is provided to prevent the condiment coming into contact with the valve actuating spring. The pocket in the valve facilitates the discharge of a thin stream of the condiment through the discharge port when the valve is opened. The cover can be removed without affecting the valve mechanism and the valve can be adjusted as desired without removing the cover.

The pressure piece may be indicative of the character of the condiment being dispensed so that where several dispensers are employed, it is not necessary to open or test them to determine which one contains the desired condiment. The sleeve 23 contacting with the bar of the guide member limits the downward movement of the valve stem so that the device is fool proof.

ent construction, since the valve stem and 89 valve do not rotate when they are being actuated to effect the discharge of the condiment from the dispenser.

It will be apparent that I prevent the air entering the container as to have a deleteri- 35 one effect on the condiment, for example, if salt is used, the moisture in the air would tend to cake the salt, and if other condiments, such as pepper were employed, the

strength of the pepper would deteriorate 99 due to the action of the air.

The valve serves to prevent access of air to the main body of the condiment, and the upper end of the container is sealed by the disc 26, so that the condiment can be maintained in its proper condition and strength.

The pressure piece has a sliding fit in the cover, and, owing to the elongated bearing 18 the disc 26 and the telescoping construction of the portion which seals the spring, there is no opportunity afforded for the condiment coming into contact with the spring.

The purpose of limiting the longitudinal adjustment of the valve on its stem is to prevent the valve being screwed in so far as to prevent any movement of the valve and valve rod. This renders the device foolproof and the device is always in condition to properly dispense the condiment which it contains.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful condiment dispenser which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and

while I have, in the present instance, shown and described preferred embodiments thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that these embodiments are susceptible of modification in various particulars withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any'of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a condiment dispenser, a container having a lower discharge port terminating in a downwardly flaring valve seat, a valve stem terminating in a pressure piece extending exterior of said container, a valve coact ing with said seat and in threaded engagement with the lower end of said stem, and having limited longitudinal adjustment in one direction thereon, a valve stem guide bar at the upper end of said container through which said valve stem passes, said bar having an upwardly extending spring confining sleeve open at its top, a pendant sleeve carried by said pressure piece and telescopically arranged with respect to said spring confining sleeve, a spring within said sleeves for keeping said valve normally seated, interlocking devices common to said sleeves for preventing rotation of said pressure piece, and a disc above said bar for isolating said spring from the contents of the container.

2. In a device of the character stated, a container open at its top and having a downwardly flaring valve seat at its bottom, and a cylindrical Wall above said valve seat, an upwardly seating valve for said seat having a threaded hole extending partially into said Valve, a valve stem in threaded engagement with said seat, a cover for said container, a pressure piece slidingly mounted in the top of said cover and connected to said valve stem, a pendant sleeve carried by said pressure piece, a transverse bar in the upper portion of said container and provided with an upright sleeve open at its top, interlocking devices common to said sleeves for preventing rotation of said pressure piece, valve stem, and valve, a spring contained Within said sleeves and pressing up on said pressure piece to seat said valve upwardly, and a disc secured between said cover and container for isolating said spring from the contents of the container.

CHARLES H. HAESELER.

Witnesses:

H. S. FAIRBANKS, C. D. MCVAY. 

